Country Guinea Elevation 456 m (1,496 ft) Number of airports 1 | Region Faranah Region Local time Thursday 2:12 PM | |
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Weather 38°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 14% Humidity | ||
Faranah is a town and sub-prefecture in central Guinea, lying by the River Niger. As of 2014 it had a population of 78,108 people. The town is mainly inhabited by the Malinke people.
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Map of Faranah, Guinea
History
Sékou Touré was born in what was then a village, and after becoming president developed it with a mosque, palace and conference centre. It lies immediately south west of the Haut Niger National Park. The town is served by Faranah Airport.
Mining
Faranah is near major iron ore deposits.
Notable residents
References
Faranah Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA